- Date
- November 9, 1971
- Place
- Whittier, AK · WHITTIER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3547DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163474
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2917 71/11/9 WHITTIER,ALAS CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N3547D PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 23, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITTIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NR.CORDOVA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE LANDING LIGHT(S) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- ACFT PART SUBMERGED,PLT MSG,INJ PRESUMED.PAINT SMUDGES,CHIPS ON ACFT MATCHED PAINT OF UNLTD BUOY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3547D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whittier